Republicans now turn to privatizing public service

Tuesday, April 1, 2003 at 1:00am

For years now, political reformers have been railing against the unseemly practice of former government officials pouring through Washington's golden revolving door only to return a short time later as well-paid lobbyists, auctioning off their influence.

Well, compared to the latest trend, turns out those were the good-ole days. Today's new breed of public servants prefer to cash in while still stalking the halls of power. Talk about eating your cake and having it too.